Carroll Bayliss Hawkins

Carroll Bayliss Hawkins, age 97, of Middletown, Virginia, died Sunday, July 29, 2007 in Woodstock, Virginia.

Mr. Hawkins was born in 1910, in Frederick County, Virginia, the son of the late Harry O. and Annie B. Hawkins. He and his wife formerly owned and operated Hawkins Grocery in Marlboro, retiring after 38 years of operation. He was a member of the St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Frederick County, VA. He was a member of The Shenandoah Valley Gun Collectors, Isaak Walton League, and volunteered at the Fish Hatchery in Leetown, West Virginia.

His wife of 62 years, Mary Elizabeth "Shorty" Carpenter Hawkins, whom he married on July 18, 1935 in Winchester, Virginia, preceded him in death on June 3, 1998.

Surviving is a daughter, Virginia Anne "Ginny" Bowers and husband Doug of Strasburg, Virginia; a son, Robert "Bobby" Shade Hawkins and wife, Mary Ann of Winchester, Virginia; a grandchild, Bobbie Jo Hawkins of Winchester, Virginia, and a great grandchild, Grace Rae Elizabeth Hawkins of Winchester, Virginia.

A sister, Mildred E. "Millie" Hawkins, and a brother, Cyde O. Hawkins, preceded him in death.

A funeral service will be conducted at 11:00 A.M. on Wednesday, at Omps Funeral Home, Amherst Chapel, with Pastor Doug Bowers officiating. Interment will be in Mt. Hebron Cemetery.

Pallbearers will be Wayne Patteson, Bobby Hawkins, Bobbie Jo Hawkins, Skip Dunlap, Rex Whitacre, and Paul Dicks.

The family will receive friends at Omps Funeral Home, Amherst Chapel, on Tuesday evening from 7:00 until 9:00 P.M.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Blue Ridge Hospice, 333 W. Cork Street, Suite 405, Winchester, Virginia, 22601.